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FR and Napoleon Flashcards

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King Louis XVI

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King of France during the French Revolution

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Robespierre

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Jacobin politician, head of the Committee of Public Safety, executed thousands including King Louis XVI

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Religious Tolerance

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Tolerating the practice of all religions

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Jacobins

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A radical political party, founded the Committee of Public Safety, led by Robespierre

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Reign of Terror

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A time period when Jacobins held control of France and executed everyone accused of opposing them to remain in power

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Freedom of Religion

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Freedom of Religion

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Napoleon

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French general who won France many victories in Europe and took control when the Jacobins lost power, brought France to its most powerful in history

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Declaration of the Rights of Man & citizen

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Declaration by the National Assembly, states “men are born and remain free and remain equal in rights” and defines those rights as “liberty, private property, the inviolability of the person, and resistance to oppression”

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Estates General

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The legislative body of the old regime, made up of representatives from all 3 estates, each estate gets one vote

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Committee of Public Safety

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A committee of 12 people that ruled France during the Reign of Terror, executed tens of thousands of people, led by Robespierre

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Treason

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Betraying your country

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Nationalism in France

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French people feeling connected in some way to the French government

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Militarism

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Believing your country should maintain a strong military

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Emigre’s of France

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Nobles who left the country after revolutionaries took power

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Political Stability

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A measure of how likely your country is to break out into violence and coups.

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Napoleon’s invasion of Russia

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Napoleon invaded russia with 600,000 men, because of the winter and how far out he was into russia, he left defeated with only 100,000 men

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Impacts of the FR on France

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People had more rights, the king was overthrown, legislature was established, there was less inequality, poor people had some say in things

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Impact of Napoleon’s rule on France

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France was now much more powerful, MEN had effectively equal rights, France had consistent laws and taxed, a new education system was established

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Bastille

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A prison fort torn down by revolutionaries to obtain gunpowder for muskets to defend france

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Why did other countries want to declare war on France?

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Monarchs were scared of people learning the ideals of the french revolution and revolting against them

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Napoleonic Code

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A standardized and consistent legal system implemented by Napoleon to consolidate law into one text

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Constitution

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A text which outlines the purpose of a nation

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Positives and negatives about Napoleon

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He made France into a superpower, gave citizens rights, established consistent laws and taxes, gave French people education, but he was also an absolute dictator, crushed opposition with secret police, and had a very large ego

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Napoleon’s rise to power

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He was a military hero who longed for power, so he staged a coup and became a popular leader nearly instantly

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Directory

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A 5 member committee that controlled france after the revolution

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Legislature

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A body which passes a country’s legislation and laws

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Guillotine

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An execution device used widely in the reign of terror to chop off someone’s head

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Why was Napoleon accepted as a leader?

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He was a military hero

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How would Napoleon be viewed if he were alive today?

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He would be viewed as a good leader for the rights he gave to people and his military skill, but a bad leader because of his dictatorial control

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